Table 4 Effect of piglet type (sIUGR, LBW, MBW, or HBW) on the mineral content of piglet tibiae at birth.

From: Evaluation of organ and skeletal physiological characteristics for improved classification of growth-restricted newborn piglets

Items1

Piglet type2

SEM

P-value3

sIUGR

LBW

MBW

HBW

n

6

6

6

6

  

Mineral content (mg/g)

P

186.2

184.9

186.8

185.3

1.940

0.887

Ca

392.4

388.7

390.4

391.1

2.766

0.723

Mn

16.41a

12.30ab

12.22ab

10.90b

1.386

0.028

Cu

2.89

3.07

3.37

2.76

0.283

0.370

Zn

213.5

201.6

185.1

170.2

12.17

0.067

  1. 1P = Phosphorus, Ca = Calcium, Mn = Manganese, Cu = Copper, Zn = Zinc. 2sIUGR = Severe intrauterine growth restricted, LBW = Low birth weight, MBW = Moderate birth weight, HBW = High birth weight. 3P-value obtained from ANOVA test. a, bDifferent superscripts within row indicate significant differences (P ≤ 0.05).
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